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单词 marudi
释义

marudin.

Brit. /məˈruːdi/, U.S. /məˈrudi/
Forms: 1700s marroodee, 1800s– maroodi, 1800s– maroodie, 1800s– maroudi, 1800s– marudi.
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Macusi. Etymon: Macusi marudi.
Etymology: Probably < Macusi marudi or a related form in another Cariban language.
In Guyana: any of several large, tree-dwelling birds resembling pheasants, having predominantly brown or black plumage; esp. Penelope marail, Penelope jacquacu, and Pipile cumanensis.
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1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 176 The Fowl, called by the Indians a Marroodee, is about the size of a common Pullet, and in shape but little different.
1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. 23 The forest contains an abundance of..maams, maroudis and waracabas.
1876 C. B. Brown Canoe & Camp Life Brit. Guiana 345 Maroodies of two kinds (the common and white-headed)..were also numerous.
1880 W. H. Brett Legends & Myths Guiana iv. 32 The marudi pecked up the red coal from the ground.
1883 E. F. Im Thurn Among Indians of Guiana 62 Now and then a maroodi (Penelope) cried shrilly from among the trees.
1922 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 535/1 A quail and a maroodi rewarded their zeal.
1958 J. Carew Black Midas vi. 109 Santos stopped under a mora tree and pointed to a marudi in its branches.
1980 A. Salkey Caribbean Folk Tales 107 The first time I saw the sea, I did not know it was..black as a marudi's wing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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